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Originally Posted by GreatnessBlog  The book Feeling Good, by David Burns, is a great cognitive-behavioral therapy self-help book for depression and anxiety. |
It is a great book. It makes do-it-yourself cognitive therapy accessible.
Dr. Albert Ellis ( original post ) invented cognitive therapy in the 50s. He called it REBT and while REBT and cognitive therapy are mostly the same there are some powerful differences.
Two of the most powerful differences are that
1. Ellis identifies 12 core irrational beliefs that most people have that hold them back and that they can get rid of.
2. Ellis emphasizes using behavioral and emotive techniques in conjunction with cognitive techniques.
Subjectively, I have found the methods of REBT to be more straight forward and easier to apply than Burn's or those of cognitive therapy.